Problem D17:
An ideal gas starts out initially at a volume V0 and a temperature
T0. It is then compressed adiabatically to a volume
V0/n2. The molar heat capacity of the gas for a constant
volume process is CV = n1R/2 for the temperatures in
this problem. If the final temperature of the gas is T=n3T0,
what is n3? Note that n1, n2
and n3 are unitless. Note that n1=3 for a monatomic gas,
5 for a diatomic gas, and 7 for a polyatomic gas in the temperature region of the
problem. R is the gas constant.
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